2) Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX): Shares increased 1.61% on Wednesday, but gave it all back in late trading after the release of Q1 earnings. EPS of 34 cents was inline with estimates, and revenue increased 10% to $2.8 billion. Coffee (NYSE:JO) has recently hit a 34 year high, and companies are passing the costs to consumers, who are feeling inflation everywhere in their daily routine. Investors may also want to consider the more diversified coffee competitor McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) or Kraft (NYSE:KFT), the maker of Maxwell coffee.